Understanding the Archaeological Technique of Use-Wear Analysis (981 words, 3 pages)
When a stone flake is used in specific applications, such as sawingor whittling, distinct wear patterns are formed. In addition, uniquepatterns are also formed by the surface on which the tool is used. Wood,meat, hide, and bone all leave dissimilar scars on a lithic device. Modernarchaeologists have devised a method, ...
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